Sonam Choden / Thimphu Bhutan reportedly received 64,028 high-end visitors in 2011 – the highest arrivals in so far. The figure shows the country almost achieved its target to bring 65,000 tourists in the year, with a growth of 56.65% over 2010. Of the 64,028 visitors, 47,610 were the …

Every so often someone asks me: “What’s your favorite country, other than your own?” I›ve always had the same answer: Taiwan.   “Taiwan? Why Taiwan?” people ask.Very simple: Because Taiwan is a barren rock in a typhoon-laden sea with no natural resources to live off of — it even has …

  Stealing is a crime. And it applies not only to money, possessions and spouses(!) but even to intellectual property. What is intellectual property? A creation of our intellect, our sweat and blood, our latent skills and talent for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized. Bhutan is a …

Recently, a media house reported on the misuse of drugs by staff and trainees of the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) and RIHS (Royal Institutes of Health Sciences) respectively but when The Bhutanese tried to find out if these allegations were true, the hospital authorities said though they …

The Health Promotion Division of the Health Ministry, earlier known as the Information Communication Bureau (ICB) is currently focusing on existing manpower and materials to come up with an appropriate health promotion strategy in the country. Talking to The Bhutanese, the officiating chief media and information officer of health ministry, …

Trashigang Police have detained a 14 year old boy on the charges of raping a two year and six month year girl child in Melphey under Trashigang Dzongkhag on March 23. The incident occurred when the parents were busy preparing food which they sold in the town every morning. The …

School upgraded to higher secondary Yadi Middle Secondary School was upgraded to higher secondary recently. This will benefit the students from the seven gewogs; Ngatshang, Chaskar, Thangrong, Shermuhoong, Balam, Dremetsi and Narang. The MP from Dremitse-Ngatshang constituency of Mongar, Ugyen Wangdi took part in the inaugural ceremony .  (Tashi Deki) …

The Gidakom Hospital in Bjemina is meant to be a recuperation center for serious T.B and leprosy patients referred from Thimphu. However, an investigation by this paper has found that the 26 TB patients and nine leprosy patients are being exposed to heavy air and noise pollution from nearby quarries, …

Both Phuentsholing and Gelephu internet gateways fall under the same Mumbai-Siliguri link which if disrupted will lead to a failure of internet services in Bhutan The much awaited second internet gateway for Bhutan was finally lit on March 26, 2012 but there is already a question mark on its long …

The Anti Corruption Commission, investigation into the Gyelpozhing land grab, has found, that most of the facts in the initial media reports on Gyelpozhing are true. The Bhutanese talked to a few affected people in Gyelpozhing who lost land and plots to influential people. On the condition of anonymity, they …